Ellie Jones, from Rhyl, before and after her ground-breaking surgery (Picture: Daily Post Wales)

Ellie Jones seemed normal until the age of eight. Then her jaw stopped growing as the rest of her body continued to grow.

She was born with a medical condition that meant the bones in her lower face did not develop properly and were smaller than they should have been.

She thought it was just her teeth that needed fixing.

But although she knew she needed dental work, Ellie had no idea that it was a bigger problem. A congenital facial condition that had caused her teeth alignment problems.

Proper diagnosis. When she went to have braces fitted aged 14, her orthodontist Joy Hickman realised what had happened.

Surgery and correction. Over the next six years, Joy worked with maxillofacial surgeon Emma Woolley at Glan Clwyd Hospital in Rhyl, Wales, to transform her into a normal looking, even pretty young woman.